Out of Bounds

Location | DeWitt Playground 

Our Scope | Project Management, Engineering, Fabrication, Coatings Management, General Contractor, Installation, Site Management, Permitting 

Curator | Hansy Better Barraza 

Photos | BRM  

P.L.A.Y. (Play Learn Athletic Youth) is a collaborative project designed by artist Marlon Forrester in collaboration with Studio Luz Architects at Madison Park Playground. More than a celebration of basketball, it honors the history of social justice and the trailblazers who have advanced BIPOC communities.  

Anchored by M.O.H. (Mirror of History), Shaded Canopies, and Agora23 Sidelines, the transformed basketball court becomes an Afrofuturist space—one that bridges the wisdom of the past with the aspirations of the future. This multipurpose venue invites visual arts, performance, and design workshops rooted in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).  

P.L.A.Y. is both an act of community uplift and an immersive journey into a sacred environment guided by the African philosophy of Ubuntu—"I am because we are." It affirms that we are ethical stewards with a shared responsibility to sustain the long-term well-being of one another, governing ourselves with respect and unity within this space.  

For more information, visit https://www.boston.gov/departments/arts-and-culture/project/dewitt-playground-public-art-projects